Dayton-Miami Valley CLC Stepping Up to Help Attract and Keep Skilled Workers
Workforce issues, including labor shortages and the need to attract and retain skilled workers, will remain the Dayton region’s top economic priority in 2023, area experts say.
“We all have a role in addressing workforce and talent. As projects like Intel and Honda put Ohio in the spotlight, we have a chance to showcase what we have here and attract talent,” said Julie Sullivan, executive vice president of regional development at the Dayton Development Coalition. “It might sound contrary but creating jobs can help with talent attraction. People want to live where they have a variety of job opportunities.”
The Dayton region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, which was approved last year, says the top priority is to develop, attract and retain diversified talent, and to encourage workforce readiness and resilience.
"We have also collaborated with the local AFL-CIO’s Building Futures program supporting trade apprentices for those 18 years or older within six to eight weeks, with a certification and employment with journeyman wages, which are 50% over the minimum living wage," said Montgomery County Administrator Michael Colbert.